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Andy Walton is a Contributing Writer for Christian Today.
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Catholic bishop says no movement on women priests, despite nun conducting a wedding
A Canadian bishop has moved to damp down speculation that his diocese is paving the way to women's ministry in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Theologian NT Wright: vulnerable young people will pay the price of 'gender confusion'
One of the world's leading evangelical theologians has described the 'confusion' over gender identity as, 'a modern and now internet-fuelled, form of the ancient philosophy of Gnosticism.'
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Pew survey: American Muslims believe Trump is hostile to them
A major new study into the attitudes of Muslims in America has concluded that many are worried by the Presidency of Donald Trump.
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Answer the online trolls with some ancient wisdom from the Bible
Life online in the 21st century can be one long argument. Sadly, human nature applies even when we're online. Does our faith have anything to offer here?
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Why the High Court should reject assisted suicide - para athletes show us what is possible
As the High Court in London deliberates on assisted suicide, the World Para Athletics Championships show how we should respond to disability...
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World's oldest Methodist chapel re-opens after multi-million pound upgrade
The oldest Methodist chapel in the world is celebrating after the completion of an extensive refurbishment project.
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Bastille Day: Some reflections on the revolution in France
The ideological battle over the French revolution goes on, especially today. Was it a moment of empowerment for ordinary people? Or does it prove violent revolutions will almost always fail to create good societies?
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Check your shibboleth: Why we can't just kick out people we disagree with
The word 'shibboleth' has passed into contemporary English usage as a test thatis applied to work out who is 'in' and who is 'out'.
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Bishop of Liverpool becomes patron of his local gay pride event
A Church of England Bishop is set to become a patron of his local gay pride event. The Rt Rev Paul Bayes is the Bishop of Liverpool and has been an increasingly vocal supporter of gay rights and the inclusion of LGBT people in the Church.
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One of the most influential Church leaders of Victorian England: Why John Keble matters today
Keble's legacy could be thought now just to consist in the few hymns of his that are still used such as 'Sun of my soul, and Saviour dear'. Instead, its better to understand Keble as an influential figure who may well be yet to have his greatest influence.
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Live Aid: the generation-defining event that helped save a people – but left a tainted legacy
22 years to the day since this iconic event, what is its legacy and what can we learn from the good and bad elements of it?
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'Great pain and dismay': Another priest killed in Mexico
Another priest has been killed in Mexico – the third such incident this year alone.
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Churches urged to pray for the 1.5 million merchant seafarers on Sea Sunday
Christians are being urged to remember, and pray for, the more than 1.5 million people who work as merchant sefarers.
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Justification by Twitter: CofE tweet sparks salty social media reaction
Twitter row breaks out. Hopefully won't last as long as the 30 years' war...
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Christians have the truth. So should we bother talking with other faiths?
What can we learn from other faiths? Do we have to abandon our convictions?
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Over 2,400 anti-Christian hate crimes recorded across Europe in 2023
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After Welby's resignation, what happens now?
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Why the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury may prove challenging
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The little known story of England's first evangelical Queen
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The real reason Welby should have resigned
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Extraordinary events save a priest's life after random stabbing
